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What Time Is The US Inauguration In Australia And How Can You Watch It
On Wednesday, January 20, in the US (Thursday, January 21, in Australia), Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States, with Kamala Harris being sworn in as the next vice president.
This year the inauguration will look quite different than it did in 2017, when Donald Trump was sworn in.
Previous inaugurations sometimes drew over a million spectators to the National Mall in Washington to watch the ceremony, mostly from giant television screens, and cheer the new president as he walked from the US Capitol to the White House.
Inaugural balls and parties in hotel ballrooms and convention halls across the city hosted guests with Champagne and music from A-list stars.
However, this year Biden expects to draw one of the smallest crowds ever following the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6 and amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
What time is the US presidential inauguration?
While proceedings will take place from late morning on Wednesday ET time, this will be an early rise for politics enthusiasts in Australia. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are expected to take their oaths of office about 4am AEDT on Thursday.
After the oaths take place, Biden will give his first address as the 46th president of the United States.
Earlier in the morning, Joe and Jill Biden are expected to arrive at the US Capitol around 3am AEDT, before the program kicks off around 3:15am AEDT.
Senator Roy Blunt, chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, will serve as the inauguration’s master of ceremonies. Lady Gaga, who campaigned for Biden throughout 2020, will sing the national anthem, and former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will be there with their spouses. Donald Trump will not be there, but outgoing Vice President Mike Pence will reportedly attend Biden’s inauguration ceremony and skip Trump’s departure ceremony at a Maryland military base before leaving on Air Force One for his golf resort in Florida.
